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What do you call a bee who’s having a bad hair day? A frizz-bee
Spring is here, time to go wild! Oh what fun to be a child
Grow through what you go through
Call the children out to play, Spring is here with summer on the way!
Green grass pokes between my toes, the scent of flowers fill my nose
Although it’s raining all day long, the drops on my roof sound like a song
Can you hear the birds sing: it’s Spring!
Nights grow short and days grow long, as Springtime comes to sing her song
Cherry blossoms are in bloom, the smell of Spring’s sweet perfume
Breathe deep the smell of nice fresh air, as the Spring wind plays with your hair
Is there anything more beautiful you have seen, than Spring meadows lush and green?
“I don’t have ducks. I don’t have a row. I have squirrels, and they’re at a rave.”
The earliest example — and the most familiar — group of Greek goddesses are the Horae of the Seasons.
The Horae of the Seasons were:
Thallo – the goddess of spring and the protector of youth. She was associated with blooming flowers and growing plants, and she was almost always depicted with flowers.
Auxo – the goddess of summer. Associated with growing plants, she was often depicted with grain.
Carpo – the goddess of autumn and the protector of the harvest. She was often depicted with grapes or other foods.
The children of Zeus and Aphrodite, the Horae of the Seasons were revered by Greek farmers as the protectors of agriculture. Most of the land in ancient Greece was rocky and unhealthy for major crop cultivation, except for the areas surrounding rivers and the coastline. With such limited fertile land available, the Greeks only harvested items like olives, grapes, and grains and imported other foods they needed. Farmers interpreted successful harvests as blessings by the gods. Fruitful harvests meant that Zeus was pleased with them, and he dispatched the Horae to bring the right temperatures and conditions for a successful harvest.
Farmers' lives revolved around crop production, and they used the seasons to track time. Traditionally, there are three Horae goddesses because there were three seasons in ancient Greece: spring, summer, and autumn. During the three phases of the year, there were three phases of growth, each one protected by the Horae.
The Horae also had other responsibilities, and they appeared in other Greek myths performing these tasks. They moved the constellations across the sky, which helped people determine when to plant crops and harvest them. The Horae also escorted Persephone back to Mount Olympus when she left the Underworld, marking the return of spring.
The Horae were also the protectors of new deities. For example, in a well-known myth, the goddess Aphrodite was born from the foam created when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and tossed his genitals into the sea. When Aphrodite arrived on shore, the Horae dressed her in fine robes and jewelry and escorted her to Mount Olympus. The Horae were well-documented in ancient sources as the guardians of Mount Olympus. The Horae goddess Carpo was the main guardian of the gates, concealing the entrance to Olympus among the clouds and monitoring which gods went down to Earth.
There were several Horae (so the term is a little defunct since it can refer to the four seasons, the twelve hours or the three goddesses of law and order called Dike, Eunomia and Eirene).
Of the seasonal Horae, Cheimon was the goddess of winter. Her sisters embodied the other seasons: Theron being summer, Phthinoporon being autumn and Eiar being spring (according to Nonnus in ‘Dionysiaca').
Another goddess, Chione, was a daughter of Boreas, the North Wind. She was the goddess of snow.
wikipedia.orgIn Native American mythology one story tells about how the seasons were created.
Originally the earth had only known summer but the living things on the planet were always complaining about one thing or another and Tobats, an elder god, decided he would give them something worth complaining about.
He poured snow all over them and this is how winter began.
The planet now had two seasons, the summer and the winter.
The living things on earth came together for a meeting to discuss the seasons.
The owl told about what he saw: the Weather Man makes the weather go back and forth on a long, straight trail with his home right in the middle.
When the Weather Man goes north, Tom, the winter, follows him and it becomes cold on earth.
When the Weather Man travels to the south, Tats, the summer, follows him and the planet experiences summer.
The living things, however, thought each season was too long and they asked the younger god, Shinob to make the seasons shorter in length by cutting the Weather Man's trail.
He said he could not do this because the length was permanent but if they came up with a better plan and they all agreed, he would make the changes.
The night bird suggested that there be four seasons instead of two and that the trail be made into a circle rather than a straight line.
The weather trail would go around each corner of the earth,
the four seasons would be taman (spring), tats (summer), u-wan (fall) and tom (winter).
Weather Man would go around the circle in the same direction and the seasons would be the same length, following each other in the same order year after year.
Everyone agreed and the plan was set into motion.
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There is legend of a family of four sisters... It is said each been born given a power to control the seasons. To protect their power and the fate of the world, the sisters are locked away in the mountains.
Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring have spent their whole lives isolated together. They've gotten through their days with strength and love...so why does Spring feel so distant from her family members?
And what happens when one day, she decides to just...leave? Continue ...
Read Aesop's Fables.